Undergraduate Programs

Medieval and Early Modern Studies

The minor in Medieval and Early Modern Studies enables students to pursue a program in the historical and cultural production of Europe and the Mediterranean from the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of Islam to the mid-seventeenth century. This period comprises distinct thematic continuities understood to be post-classical and pre-Enlightenment and it is intended to be multidisciplinary.

Requirements

Six courses are required:

• One must be “Classical and Scriptural Backgrounds.”
• At least three should be at the 200 level or above.
• A maximum of four courses (including “Classical and Scriptural Backgrounds”) may be taken from any one department.
• At least four of the six courses need to be in one division (either Humanities or Social Sciences).
• Two courses may overlap with a major and another minor and one course may overlap with a cluster.

The divisional identity of the minor in Medieval and Early Modern Studies can be used to satisfy either a humanities or a social sciences area requirement depending on course content and number of courses taken in either division. (See 4th bullet above.)

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Steering Committee

Sarah Higley, Professor, Department of English
Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio, Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures (Italian)
Ryan Prendergast, Associate Professor, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures (Spanish)
Richard Kaeuper, Professor, Department of History
Th. Emil Homerin, Professor, Department of Religion and Classics